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1999 live album by Violent Femmes

Viva Wisconsin

Live album by Violent Femmes

Released

November 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)

Recorded

October 25–31, 1998

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

72:46

Violent Femmes chronology

Rock!!!!!
(1995)

Viva Wisconsin
(1999)

Freak Magnet
(2000)

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Viva Wisconsin is a live album by Violent Femmes. It was released in November of 1999. The songs were recorded on a six-date acoustic concert tour of their home state of Wisconsin in October 1998. The album was reissued by Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005. The back of the CD states “October 25-31, 1998 Violent Femmes did an acoustic tour of their home state of Wisconsin. Two guitars, two drums and three voices. Femmes back to basics, no overdubbing, no electronics, no crap. Their best songs, raw and intimate. This is the ultimate Violent Femmes recording.”

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Gano unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prove My Love"		2:54
2.	"I'm Nothing"		2:27
3.	"Country Death Song"		4:50
4.	"Blister in the Sun"		2:32
5.	"Gimme the Car"		5:44
6.	"Don't Talk About My Music"	Donn Adams, Dominic Placco, Brian Ritchie	2:13
7.	"Confessions"		7:32
8.	"Hallowed Ground"		3:44
9.	"Life Is an Adventure"		2:29
10.	"Old Mother Reagan"		0:30
11.	"Ugly"		2:54
12.	"Good Feeling"		4:25
13.	"Dahmer Is Dead"		0:53
14.	"American Music"		4:03
15.	"Special"		2:14
16.	"Sweet Worlds of Angels"		5:17
17.	"Black Girls"		4:30
18.	"Gone Daddy Gone"	Gano, Willie Dixon	3:08
19.	"Add It Up"		5:59
20.	"Kiss Off"		4:28

Reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Outside the Palace"	2:45

Personnel

Violent Femmes

Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar
Guy Hoffman – drums, vocals, bugle
Brian Ritchie – bass guitar, vocals, shakuhachi, xylophone, soprano saxophone, harmonica, conch shell, theremin

The Horns of Dilemma

Ray Cribb – trombone, bass guitar
Shane Gerstl – saxophone
Mike Koch – tenor saxophone
Eric Markstrum – trombone
Sigmund Snopek III – piano, vocals, oboe, flutes, bass clarinet, trombone

Production

Dave Vartanian – production

References

Viva Wisconsin at AllMusic

v t e Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano Brian Ritchie John Sparrow Victor DeLorenzo Guy Hoffman Brian Viglione
Studio albums	Violent Femmes Hallowed Ground The Blind Leading the Naked 3 Why Do Birds Sing? New Times Rock!!!!! Freak Magnet We Can Do Anything Hotel Last Resort
Live albums	Viva Wisconsin BBC Live Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101 2 Mics & the Truth
Compilations	Debacle: The First Decade Add It Up (1981–1993) Something's Wrong Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
Extended plays	Happy New Year
Video albums	Permanent Record: Live & Otherwise
Singles	"Gone Daddy Gone" "Children of the Revolution" "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" "Crazy"
Promotional singles	"Blister in the Sun"
Other songs	"Add It Up"
Related articles	Discography

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